SILVER LAKE -- Silver Lake, the neighborhood, was enjoying a quiet Father's Day Sunday morning, while Silver Lake, the park, attracted walkers, joggers, bicyclists, fishermen and golfers out on a picture-perfect day with low-humidity sunny skies.

Along the shores of the lake, fragrant honeysuckle was blooming in profusion, dangerously interspersed with glossy-leaved poison ivy.

Native Staten Islander Guy Nacchio, 61, was fishing on the bridge with his cousin, Blase Conocchioli, a father of two and grandfather of another two children.

"We've been fishing here for 40 years," said Nacchio, the father of five who was born in West Brighton and now lives in Port Richmond. "We cut our teeth in this park – we had the best childhood, the best music. When we were 15 and 16 years old we swam across the lake at night."

He also remembered "summer concerts and we'd hang out on blankets under the pines (that grew on one side of the lake) until they starting cutting them down in the 1970s."

His cousin could not resist recounting Conocchioli's claim to fame from his Curtis High School days.

"He's famous for the 1967 Thanksgiving Day football game against New Dorp – for his 87-yard runback with one minute to go. Curtis took the win and the Advance had a headline on the front page about his 'Blase' of glory."

At Silver Lake Golf Course, Don Rummo of Graniteville was one of many enjoying the morning with groups of friends. "I'm here with my buddies to celebrate Father's Day," he said with a laugh.

"We love Silver Lake and playing here – the course is great and very well-maintained," said Rummo, a golfer for two decades.